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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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